Table 2. Main plant species diversity in shrub and herb layer of the plots and litter thickness across sampling seasons in 2017.

The plant species diversity was investigated in August of 2016.

		Shrub layer			Herb layer			Litter thickness in different sampling seasons in 2017				Average
		Species richness	Species Shannon index	Species evenness	Species richness	Species Shannon index	Species evenness	Apr	Jun	Aug	Oct
1G	Plot. 1	8	1.77	0.85	39	3.42	0.93	5.02	3.21	4.52	7.21	4.99
	Plot. 2	4	1.32	0.95	28	3.15	0.94	6.52	3.92	3.50	6.42	5.09
	Plot. 3	4	1.24	0.89	27	3.09	0.94	5.53	3.76	4.93	7.12	5.34
2G	Plot. 4	4	1.33	0.96	24	2.96	0.93	4.38	2.01	4.32	5.21	3.98
	Plot. 5	6	1.79	1.00	25	3.09	0.96	4.53	2.92	2.56	5.33	3.84
	Plot. 6	7	1.83	0.94	25	3.04	0.95	3.91	3.10	3.33	5.80	4.04